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Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Kristin Hannah, Beth Hoffman, and Kate Jacobs, this luminous novel from the author of Friendship Bread follows a group of fascinating women who form deep friendships through their love of scrapbooking—as memories are preserved, dreams are shared, and surprising truths are revealed.
Welcome to Avalon, Illinois, Pop. 4,243
At Madeline’s Tea Salon, the cozy hub of...
Welcome to Avalon, Illinois, Pop. 4,243
At Madeline’s Tea Salon, the cozy hub of...
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Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
THE DEATH OF A RIVAL CRAFTER IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE ABOUT . . . KIKI'S LEFT CRYING THE BLUES
In front of a meeting room full of customers and merchants, Kiki watches helplessly as a rival crafter takes one bite of a scone and goes into anaphylactic shock. Suddenly all eyes turn to Kiki Lowenstein, who was Dead Woman's archenemy.
Just that fast, Kiki's moment of triumph turns into a disaster.
Just when Kiki was settling into her new job, her first...
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Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Laura Childs' cozy Scrapbooking mysteries continue to win fans with each compelling entry. In Skeleton Letters, New Orleans scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand and her friend Ava witness a heinous crime at St. Tristan's Church that leaves a dear friend dead and an antique crucifix missing. Together, Carmela and Ava search the French Quarter for the crucifix in hopes of finding the killer.
5) Scrapped
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Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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The ladies of the Cumberland Scrapbook Crop are welcoming an eccentric newbie into their fold. A self-proclaimed witch, Cookie Crandall can whip up a sumptuous vegan meal and rhapsodize about runes and moon phases with equal aplomb. She becomes fast friends with her fellow scrapbookers, including freelance reporter Annie, with whom she shares shallow roots in a community of established family trees. So when Cookie becomes the prime suspect in a series...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel
Christmas is just around the corner, and the ladies of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop are thrilled when Sheila wins the first place prize in a scrapbooking design contest: a ten-day scrapbook-themed cruise in the Caribbean. Vera and Paige decide to tag along, which should pose the perfect opportunity to learn some new techniques, mingle with fellow croppers, and get in some rest and relaxation before...
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2015.
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English
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Gossamer Ghost returns to the Big Easy and the historic Garden District, where scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand discovers a bride-to-be murdered in the legendary Lafayette Cemetery... Carmela couldn't imagine a finer evening than dinner at Commander's Palace with her beau, Detective Edgar Babcock. The food and the company are equally divine--with the exception of Isabelle Black's stopping by to brag about...
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Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
DUMPSTER DIVING FOR HER LOST PAYCHECK IS DEFINITELY THE LOW POINT OF KIKI LOWENSTEIN'S DAY-THAT IS, UNTIL SHE FINDS A SEVERED LEG IN THE TRASH.
Who'd toss a body part in the garbage outside of Time in a Bottle, the crafts store where Kiki works?
Accompanying the grisly "gift" is a creepy computerized voice message, a warning to the store's "rich and snotty" female shoppers. Kiki soon discovers that the amputated leg belonged to a customer with a...
10) Crepe factor
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2016.
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English
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The Winter Market in the French Quarter is in full swing, but murder isn t taking a holiday in the latest from the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Parchment and Old Lace..." "" The holidays are a busy time for scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand but not so hectic that she doesn t have time to enjoy browsing the booths at the Winter Market with her best friend Ava. The last thing the ladies expect to see is a lurching man stabbed by a serving...
11) Ink, red, dead
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"On a sweltering day, ace scrapbooker Kiki Lowenstein has to cancel a crafting party when she discovers Marla Lever, their hostess, nearly dead of the heat. Not only is Marla seriously "under the weather," she's also a hoarder, and her home is a house of horrors, complete with a corpse in the cooler. Meanwhile, Detective Chad Detweiler works a cold case that involves women disappearing all over St. Louis. The attraction between Kiki and Detweiler...
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Mickie Lambert creates “digital scrapbooks” for clients, ensuring that precious souvenirs aren't forgotten or lost. When her latest client, Nadia Denham, a curio shop owner, dies from an apparent suicide, Mickie honors the old woman's last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d'art. A music box, a hair clip, a key chain-twelve mementos in all that must have meant so much to Nadia, who collected them on her flea market scavenges across...
14) Gossamer ghost
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Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"An evening's work deciding on the class schedule for her scrapbooking shop has put Carmela in the mood to kick up her heels. But after some strange noises draw her into Oddities , the neighboring antiques shop, Carmela's night is abruptly put on hold when a bloody body falls out of a curio cabinet --and into her arms. While shop owner Marcus Joubert was known for being an eccentric with a penchant for eclectic merchandise, Carmela never thought he...
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Series
Cumberland Creek mystery volume 5
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Kensington mass market edition.
Language
English
Description
First a dead woman is found in the freezer at Pamela's Pie Palace, and a second woman is found murdered the next day by the river. It is soon learned that they were sisters, and both women were found clutching scrapbook pages. Is Pamela hiding more than her secret recipes for delicious pies? Or, are the crimes related to the discovery that there are gangs in Cumberland Creek? As Halloween approaches, the crafty croppers of Cumberland Creek must cut...
16) Bound for murder
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Scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand is in the middle of creating custom place settings for a friend's pre-wedding party when she stumbles upon a pattern for murder and discovers the dead body of the groom, who, unbeknownst to his bride-to-be, has a shady past that places all of their lives in danger.
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Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
Police detective Chad Detweiler is overjoyed to learn he's having a baby with Kiki Lowenstein. But when his estranged wife, Brenda, is found shot to death with bullets from his revolver, the proud papa-to-be finds himself up the creek without a lawyer. Meanwhile, Kiki and Dodie Goldfader are in for a surprise when an unidentified young woman bursts into their craft store claiming to have killed Dodie's son. Embarking on a memorial scrapbook project...
18) Dead in a flash
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©2016.
Edition
First Pocket Books paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
Genealogical gumshoes Sophreena McClure and Esme Sabatier give new meaning to the old saying “keep the home fires burning” when their investigation into a long-ago house fire leads to a modern-day murder.
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Series
Family history mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
"When a professional genealogist who teaches classes in family history scrapbooking is implicated in the murder of her client, she starts her own investigation to clear her name--and avoid jail!Genealogist Sophie McClure spends much of her time researching the histories of families. With the help of her business partner and medium, Esme Sabatier, she is able to achieve extraordinary results in tracing family histories, which she translates into archival-scrapbooking....
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Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this second Family History mystery, a professional genealogist realizes the family history she's tracing may be repeating itself after her client's son-in-law turns up dead. When genealogist duo Sophreena McClure and Esme Sabatier are hired to trace the family tree of Olivia Clement, they think the job will be an easy one. But then Olivia's son-in-law is murdered. As the investigation begins, an ill wind of suspicion sweeps through the small town...
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